Test Development Engineering Manager (Defense and Aerospace, North Reading, MA)

Teradyne•North Reading, MA

7d•$151,800 - $242,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Test Development Engineering (TDE) Team at Teradyne’s North Reading, MA headquarters is responsible for developing the test strategy, test equipment, test software, self-test software and procedures for new product introductions. We are currently seeking a Test Development Engineering Manager and leader with strong coaching and communication skills to oversee all aspects of test development supporting our Defense & Aerospace products. This group consists of test development and hardware verification engineers of various experience levels, and the role will manage 8-10 individual contributors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline with 5+ years of relevant test development or hardware/test engineering experience
2+ years of leadership experience as a people manager, technical lead, or project lead, with a demonstrated ability to coach and develop engineers
Knowledge of and experience with Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and manufacturing test processes
Knowledge of C / C++ / C#, .NET framework
Experience with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, and waveform generators
Knowledge of common circuit board test methodologies such as In-circuit test, AOI, X-ray, and functional test)
Knowledge of standard project management concepts and the ability to manage tradeoffs across cost, cycle time, productivity, and predictability
Experience with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, or equivalent AI agentic tooling
Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills are needed to succeed in this position
Excellent verbal, written, organizational, analytical and PC skills

Nice To Haves

The desire to develop others, work in teams, and address groups with your public speaking skills will be encouraged and fostered.

Responsibilities

Hire, mentor, develop, and retain test development engineering staff, cultivating a diverse and inclusive, collaborative team culture where everyone has impact, feels engaged and motivated, and can grow on their own personal journey
Determine staffing levels and the skills needed to satisfy all new product introduction and production test commitments, and balance them across concurrent projects
Evaluating staffing mix between in-house and outsourced to best suit the needs of the team and the projects.
Direct the work of engineers developing and improving test processes for Analog, Digital, and/or Optical test equipment including test strategy, interface design, test station design, test software, fixturing, software tools, documentation, and process control capabilities
Review test strategies developed by the team to ensure completeness and feasibility of execution.
Own the schedule, scope, and resource tradeoffs required to integrate new test processes into production on time and with quality
Serve as an escalation point for factory operations on troubleshooting and debug of hardware or test software, and for customer-facing and production support issues
Drive the use of metrics and defect trend analysis to influence testing direction, going beyond individual defect investigation and characterization
Partner with design, manufacturing, quality, and program teams to support new and existing products throughout the development cycle
Ensure that production test station hardware and software meet Cyber Security requirements
Ensure calibration processes are Z540.1 and ISO 17025 compliant
Establish and maintain engineering development processes throughout the product lifecycle, and evaluate new tooling, automation, and AI-assisted workflows to separate the trendy from the difference makers